South Shore Adoption Center Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: FRIENDS OF THE ALAMEDA ANIMAL SHELTER
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South Shore Cat Experience:
Ensure the comfort and care of cats, kittens, rabbits and guinea pigs while they await adoption. Help potential adopters meet the animals and talk about adoption process.
Volunteer Opportunities:
- Feline care
- Small Animal (Rabbit & Guinea Pig) Care
- Adoption Counselor
Feline Care:
- Duties:
- Feeding
- Cleaning
- Socializing
- Required Training:
- Orientation class
- Cat care class
- Two mentoring shifts of two hours each
Small Animal Care:
- Duties:
- Feeding
- Cleaning
- Socializing
- Required Training:
- Orientation Class
- Small Animal Care class
- One mentoring shift of two hours
Adoption Counselor:
- Duties:
- Speak with potential adopters about adoption process
- Process all adoption paperwork
- Required Training:
- Go through all animal training and mentoring
- Adoption counseling training
- Training on adoption database
- At least two mentoring shifts of two hours each
4 Shifts
- morning / 09:30 AM to 11:30 AM PST - FULL
- 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM PST - FULL
- afternoon / 01:00 PM to 03:00 PM PST - FULL
- 03:00 PM to 05:00 PM PST - FULL
1 More opportunity with FRIENDS OF THE ALAMEDA ANIMAL SHELTER
Opportunities
About FRIENDS OF THE ALAMEDA ANIMAL SHELTER
Location:
1590 FORTMANN WAY, ALAMEDA, CA 94501, US
Mission Statement
FAAS’s mission is to shelter and care for abandoned companion animals, find them new homes, and prevent animal cruelty through education and outreach
Description
Through a unique public-private partnership, FAAS has managed the open-intake City of Alameda Animal Shelter since 2012. With innovative programs, community partnerships, and a passionate base of volunteers and donors, each year FAAS saves on average 97% of the nearly 1,000 lost, abandoned, and homeless animals who enter the city’s shelter. Readers of Alameda Magazine have recognized FAAS as the community’s Best Nonprofit Group for eight consecutive years.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
South Shore Center WestAlameda, CA 94501
DATE POSTED
December 9, 2024
SKILLS
- Customer Service
- Animal Care / Handling
- Veterinary
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- We ask for at least a 3-month commitment at 2hrs a week
- Age requirement 16 yrs. and up.